Punjab.

Date:: 1908

Credit: Punjab. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$the State was declared independent after the expulsion of the Gurkhas in 1815. On the other hand, it then lost its own tribu- tary States, Bharauli and Madhan. The present chief, Rana Hira Singh, is of weak intellect, and the State was managed by a council for some years, but the results were unsatisfactory and a manager was appointed. In 1893 ^^e land revenue was assessed at Rs. 16,500. The total revenue is Rs. 25,000, out of which Rs. 2,000 is paid as tribute. Narkanda(Nag Kanda), 9,016 feet above sea-level, a favourite resort for residents in Simla, lies in this State. Darkoti.—One of the Simla Hill States, Punjab, situated in 31° 7' N. and 77° 38^ E., with an area of 8 square miles. The population (1901) is 518, and the revenue Rs. 800. The present chief, Rana Ram SaVn Singh, born in 1843, succeeded in 1883. Sangri.—One of the* Simla Hill States, Punjab, lying between 31° 16'and 3i°22'N. and 77° 22'and 77° 28'E., on the south bank of the Su|;lej, with an area of 16 square miles. Population (1901), 2,774. Formerly a dependency of Kulu, it was seized by the Gurkhas in 1803 and restored to the Kulu Raja in 1815 by the British. In 1840 Raja Ajit Singh of Kulu took refuge in Sangri from the Sikhs, and Kulu was lost to his branch of the family, which retained Sangri under British protection. The present chief, Rai Hira Singh, suc- ceeded in 1876. The State has a revenue of Rs. 2,400. Bhajji. —One of the Simla Hill States, Punjab, lying between 31° 7'and 31“ 17^ N. and 77° 2' and 77° 23' E., with an area of 96 square miles. Population (1901), 13,309. The State lies on the south bank of the Sutlej, and culminates in the Shall peak, 9,623 feet above sea-level. The Ranas of Bhajji are Rajputs who came from Kangra and conquered the State many years ago. It was overrun by the Gurkhas between 1803 and 1815, but on their expulsion in the latter year the Rana was confirmed in his possessions by the British Government. The present chief, Rana Durga Singh, succeeded in 1875. The State has' a revenue of Rs. 23,000, out of which Rs. 1,440 is paid as tribute. Its principal product is opium of exceptional purity. Seoni, the capital, lies on the Sutlej, and is celebrated for its sulphur hot springs and a suspension bridge across the river. Keonthal {Kiunthal).—One of the Simla Hill States, Punjab, lying between 30° 55' and 31° 13' N. and 77° 10' and 77° 25'' E. The main block of territory adjoins Simla station. It has an area of 116 square miles, divided into 22 villages,$

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